Illness and Health; Social beliefs, practices and customs; Supernatural belief;

In this video Carol Penton tells the story of her mother Winny's miracle. Winny Penton was diagnosed with stage four ovarian cancer in 1968. She spent nine months in St. Clair's Hospital, St. John's before being sent back to Joe Batt's Arm to die....

Illness and Health; Social beliefs, practices and customs; Supernatural belief

In this video Carol Penton tells the story of her mother Winny's miracle. Winny Penton was diagnosed with stage four ovarian cancer in 1968. She spent nine months in St. Clair's Hospital, St. John's before being sent back to Joe Batt's Arm to die....

Doug Primmer discusses his fishing stage and the fish processing equipment, including the splitting table, puncheon tub and pounds. Discussion of the methods of fish processing, salting and drying that were once used; also fishing in Newfoundland

Bill Godwin continues to discuss his life in Barr'd Islands; discusses various folk practices and beliefs (signs of good or bad luck, dots painted on doors); feeding dogs and pigs; fishing and processing the fish (cod liver oil; salting; drying;...

Work; Objects; Knowledge of the land/water and environment; Migration/settlement

Morley Coles, his father and brother built this stage, replacing an older structure. The date of construction, recorded on the wall, is 3 November 1988. The Coles stage is very large, as it is made up of two stages joined together. Aubrey Waterman...

Len Brown points out where stages used to be on Brown's Point. Two belonged to his two grandfathers, and one to Lot Combden's stage. His grandfather built the stage that can be seen, which is over 112 years old. There are other stages belonging to...

Evelyn Osborne reads out Melvin Combden's playlist, including: "Road to the Isles," "Larry O'Grath," "Harriett's Two Step?," "Fisherman's Favorite," "Cliffs of Bacalou," "The Old Man and the Old Woman," "Off She Goes," "an old time jig,"...

Lewis reads the poem he wrote for his sister Beaty's (Beatrice, b. 21 March 1925) birthday. They had one scribbler cut in two when they went to school as children, as the family did not have much money. Their father died young at the age of 47 and...

Bill Godwin continues to discuss his life in Barr'd Islands; discusses various folk practices and beliefs (signs of good or bad luck, dots painted on doors); feeding dogs and pigs; fishing and processing the fish (cod liver oil; salting; drying;...

Doug Primmer discusses his fishing stage and the fish processing equipment, including the splitting table, puncheon tub and pounds. Discussion of the methods of fish processing, salting and drying that were once used; also fishing in Newfoundland

Edwards, Charles. Interview about his family, home, and the movie theatre he and his father started in Grand Falls. Charles Edwards discusses his move to Grand Falls-Windsor, his father’s work with AND Company, his family, growing up in the...